Great insights as always. It took many years after my "unsuccessful" stint on the USST (I didn't win any WC races) before I appreciated how fucking amazingly good of a skier I had been, because I was always trying so hard to be better. So yeah, recognize it, feel good about how far you've come, encourage yourself that you're close to the top, and go get em! Slow progress and even regression can be followed by a great leap. There's a positive feedback loop in climbing the start list - better course conditions, better equipment, better equipment prep, more confidence, more better skiing. But you know all this.
I must get back to the Alps one of these days! I love everything about them.
Great insights as always. It took many years after my "unsuccessful" stint on the USST (I didn't win any WC races) before I appreciated how fucking amazingly good of a skier I had been, because I was always trying so hard to be better. So yeah, recognize it, feel good about how far you've come, encourage yourself that you're close to the top, and go get em! Slow progress and even regression can be followed by a great leap. There's a positive feedback loop in climbing the start list - better course conditions, better equipment, better equipment prep, more confidence, more better skiing. But you know all this.
I must get back to the Alps one of these days! I love everything about them.